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The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
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OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic will adopt a new standard allowing publishers to opt out of AI scraping.

Key points

  • •OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard for publishers to opt out of AI scraping.
  • •Publishers can apply AI training preferences across multiple AI companies instead of setting them individually.
  • •The shared 'policy token' signal was previously reported by Search Engine Roundtable.
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